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Red and blue hair bone pipe necklace with leather spacers / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

Hair bone pipe and beaded necklace. The beads are commercial trade beads, and the hair bone pipes may be locally made or commercial.

Tags: necklace, hair bone pipe
People: Native American
Places: Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Red and blue hair bone pipe necklace with leather spacers
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American
Date: 
late 19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Jewelry and Adornments
Object Type: 
Necklace
Accession No: 
84.887
Department: 
Anthropology
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